Today some things were put into perspective. For awhile, I have been reading various posts about the superiority of Intermeccanica. "IM is this, IM is that", blah, blah...blah! And quite frankly, I grew tired and annoyed and what I'll call the IM Smugness or IM snobbery. But after today, that changed.
When I was looking at cars, I looked at Becks and VS's. And sure, there is a discernible difference in quality between those two. Beck makes a sound, quality product. VS makes a decent product as well. I love my VS....but I understand that it was a great "entry-level" speedster. But I never drove an IM. They were just a bit out of my reach.
This afternoon, I test drove an IM (that was built supposedly in 1979) for a fellow member who resides out of country. The "driver-quality" exterior and interior greatly lowered my expectations of this car. I just assumed it was going to drive like a rattle can and sound even worse. But that expectation was quickly eradicated. The 1776cc engine was silky smooth. Even better was the ride. I was completely flabbergasted. I have spent two years finding and fixing rattles on my 2013 VS, and this (almost 40 y/o) car was rock solid.
I'll hold back my other comments about the car, as I know Tony has been in communication with the owner. The purpose of this post is simply to say to all those IM owners who always find a way to brag about their IM's, I NOW UNDERSTAND.
-Kevin